Agricultural research in resource-poor settings: towards an ethical approach

December 21, 2018

In the 2nd TRUST policy brief, Wynberg, Marshak, Munuo and van Niekerk from the University of Cape Town tackle the issue of chronic hunger and malnutrition through the perspective of small-scale farmers in resource-poor settings. They recommend that traditional agricultural knowledge holders should be recognised for their positive contributions to agrobiodiversity and environmental stewardship and be included meaningfully in agro-food research to deliver healthy, nutritious, sustainable and locally appropriate food.